The press for the event read “A DREAM COME TRUE EXPERIENCE FOR VIDEO GAME FANS & MUSIC LOVERS: NINTENDO’S “THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESSES” TOUR PLAYS THE GREEK THEATRE, LA”

And it pretty much lived up to it. Last night I was able to attend the concert at the Greek.

The music is based on one of the most popular and beloved video game series of all time,
The press for it continues, “The name “Symphony of the Goddesses” refers not only to the concert program but also to the new four-movement symphony recounting the classic storylines from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time™, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker™, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess™, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past™. The concert also will highlight orchestral renditions of music from other series games, including The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening™ and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask™. ”

Given the subject matter one would expect the audience to be filled with cosplayers and your stereo typical gamer nerds. I was actually surprised at how few cosplayers there were.  As for the gamer nerds, you would be surprised at how well gamer nerds clean up when we want to. There were a lot of industry people present as well. Faces I recognize even if I can’t remember their names. Folks from Blizzard, Nintendo (would have been more surprised if they weren’t there), as well as various gaming press. Given that E3 is going on across town at the LACC, its to be expected.

But enough about that. Read on for a review of the performance itself.

J-Pop/Rock singer May’n is probably best known in the anime/manga community as the singing voice for Sheryl Nome in Macross Frontier. Since then, her signature voice can be heard in several OP/EDs for series such as Shangri-La and Okami-san. Her newest album, HEAT, was just recently released in Japan.

While most of the tracks are original songs, there are also 2 Anime themes, and a track for the new Kamen Rider drama. For this album, May’n teamed up with several composers, and even jumped into the fray with two songs she wrote herself. This variety allows for May’n to experiment with different genres, most of which are solid pairings with her voice. It’s only a matter of time till she finds her own unique musical direction.